Sleepers rule! Cars that look stock, but secretly pack all kinds of horsepower.
1100rwhp twin-turbo LS-powered Holden VH Commodore
1100rwhp is just the beginning for this VH Commodore
Video: Barra-powered XE Falcon ute
A budget-built Barra-powered XE Falcon ute – now running mid-tens down the quarter mile
LS-Powered Holden VC Commodore Sleeper
This sleepy-looking VC Commodore turns to 8000rpm and runs 10s
Toyota 1JZ-powered EH Holden sleeper
Qld sparky Brock Pilkington and his family built this wicked turbo Toyota six-powered EH almost by accident
LS1-POWERED 1982 HOLDEN VH VACATIONER WAGON SLEEPER
Benny Leat’s Holden VH wagon looks like a sedate shopping cart but packs 364rwhp
LS1-POWERED 1967 HOLDEN HR PREMIER SLEEPER
Nice clean grandpa car with a set of wheels. And more ability than your average HSV
PROCHARGED LS1-POWERED HOLDEN HX WAGON SLEEPER
Will Baker’s nine-second Grandpa-spec Holden HX wagon
10-second LS-powered Holdens: VK Commodore and turbo Monaro CV8 sleeper
Tony Rohr and his son Pete each have a 10-second LS-powered Holden
HOME-BUILT LS-POWERED SLEEPERS: CHEVROLET BEL AIR AND HOLDEN UC TORANA
A pair of The General’s finest get LS1 heart transplants
Barra-powered XD Falcon sleeper – video
Jason Ghiller finished in the top 10 at Drag Challenge in his unassuming, 8-second Ford XD Falcon sleeper
TURBOCHARGED 1976 VW GOLF AT DRAG CHALLENGE
Tim Bailey chose to mark his fourth Drag Challenge sojourn by piloting his 1976 Golf
430ci Windsor-powered 1971 Ford Falcon XY sleeper
Stock as a rock Ford Falcon XY. Except for the bits you can’t see
LS1-powered Holden LJ Torana sleeper
Yvette Webb’s LS1-powered Holden LJ Torana screams stocker, sporting a white visor, rear venetian and hubcaps
1979 Holden VB Commodore – Reader Ride
Garry Hunt’s 1979 VB Commodore
1JZ-Powered HT Holden ute sleeper
There should be around 260-280hp at the tyres, so Shane reckons a low 13 should be on the cards for his 1JZ-powered HT Holden ute sleeper.
Turbo Barra-powered 1968 Ford XT Fairmont sleeper
If you ever needed proof that Ford’s venerable Barra six-cylinder engine has reached cult status, Damien Boyce’s gloriously stealthy XT Fairmont is it
Blown Hellcat-powered sleeper Prius in the build
American Racing Headers is jamming a 1000hp+ blown Hellcat motor into a Prius for the ultimate sleeper!
1200hp XD Ford Falcon sleeper – video
The Tunnel Vision XD Falcon is getting quicker and quicker!
TURBO V8-POWERED VOLVO 240 SLEEPER WAGON
There’s a lot more than meets the eye with this Toyota 1UZ V8-powered Volvo 240 wagon!
NINE-SECOND TURBO LS-POWERED HOLDEN VC COMMODORE SLEEPER
One of the stealthier sleepers at Street Machine Drag Challenge this year was Dusty Benson’s white VC Commodore sedan